Originally Posted by Raffles

How old are you? You're sounding like someone who is 50+ (as am I, nearly, nothing to be ashamed of!)

I don't see people under 30 thinking like this. They know they are at minimal risk. They also know that, in many cases, time is tight - they could have a gap year coming up, they could be taking time off after university. It's now or never to get out there and see stuff. These people will be out and about as soon as possible.

I don't see care homes organising any overseas trips for their residents for a while, I admit. However, I also see older people who know that their time is limited and would rather take a risk by travelling rather than locking themselves in their house for 2 years, by which point there is a decent chance they will be dead anyway.

Realistically, at any point in time, what % of the population have this disease? Not have HAD it, but currently have it and are infectious. It is tiny. Not nil, but tiny. The odds of someone with it being on your aircraft? Slim. After temperature scanning at the gate? Slimmer still. The odds of them sitting near you? Even slimmer. The odds of you catching it even if they are sat near you? Slimmer still.

And no-one coughing terrifies me, frankly ....

Now, if countries won't open borders or won't let people in without quarantine then it is an entirely different ball game. If people can travel, however, they will. The real risk to BA in this redundancy process is that things could bounce back quickly via a vaccine and the airline would no longer have the staff or slots to service them.

(Your approach may also be coloured by what is happening in your local area. My local Pret is open, as are most of the restaurants and cafes for takeaway. The streets are surprisingly busy. Most of the banks are open. Our cycle shop is open. The uber-luxury chocolates shop is open. The post office is open. My day to day life is little different to how it was when I used to work from home normally, except that my kids weren't under my feet.)